| Anyone who has experienced massage will be the | | | | the bolstering of the immune system. For these |
| first to tell you of its profound effect on their | | | | reasons, massage is also used consistently in |
| physical and emotional well-being; lowered blood | | | | intensive care units, in labor and delivery units, and |
| pressure, increased circulation, stress relief, muscle | | | | with newborn babies. |
| relaxation - the benefit of massage therapy can | | | | In addition to physical reasons associated with |
| be seen on the outside and felt on the inside. It's | | | | medical care, the benefit of massage therapy also |
| no wonder that practice of massage therapy | | | | extends to emotional well-being. Massage has |
| may be the oldest form of medicine. | | | | become an accepted and respected form of |
| The benefit of massage therapy was realized | | | | holistic therapy; many people use it on a frequent |
| very early on and its primitive practices date back | | | | basis for stress relief and relaxation. Of course, |
| to ancient Chinese, Indian, Greek, and Roman | | | | this relaxation also results in lowered blood |
| cultures that used massage to treat everything | | | | pressure that, in turn, has positive effects on the |
| from pain to paralysis. References to massage | | | | body's overall health. |
| can be seen even as early as 2,700 B.C. in The | | | | Doctors have even used the benefit of massage |
| Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, a | | | | therapy in the treatment of cancer, as it has |
| Chinese medical reference book. | | | | been shown to significantly boost immunity, and |
| Medical professionals today also recognize the | | | | to relieve the discomfort caused by traditional |
| benefit of massage therapy and use it in | | | | cancer treatments. |
| conjunction with more traditional medicine. In fact, | | | | The benefit of massage therapy extends across |
| more than half of hospitals in the United States | | | | the board in boosting physical and emotional |
| use massage therapy as a part of their program. | | | | health. Whether you use it as a tool for relaxation |
| Doctors have seen firsthand the benefit of | | | | or as a holistic approach to your medical care, |
| massage therapy in the improvement of mobility, | | | | you will find that massage does wonders for your |
| the combating of stress, the relief of pain, even | | | | overall vitality. |